The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-10-14

handkerchief. I've bought many :
o~auli6ower Of her myself"
ssWhy do you call them tho circus
BlacksP" ! asked.
every body knows them by that
name-partly. ! suppose. because they
act and dress rs II they belonged 70 .
circus, and l hive heard . legend to
the effect that Mrs. Black once Travelled
with . circus. Black first saw her
when she was Reforming her great
bareback feat on = couple o. Wild
stccds Of tho prAiries AZ Sacramento
CITY, where he kept . tailor's shop. he
| cot into mines after he was married,
and that's how he made his money"
At this the circus Blacks
swept by Us in solemn and stately pro-
c~cssIon. There really was something
about them that suggested that the
..grand e~ntrcc' 81 q well regulated cir
Gus company opening the performance.
| the crack Of the ring-master's whip be-
ing represented by the sarcastic click
OF Mrs. Pendcrlip's eye-glass.
Mr.. Black was a short. stout man
with a stubby beard. His bald spot
lust came up to Mrs. Blacks mag
nifcent diamond necklace. Mrs.
Black was unquestionably a fine figure
Of a woman. Plump. b~lack-halred,
r~osy-chceked. in her yellow SATIN train
almost covered with point lace. and.
with the upper portion Of her vigorous
frame dressed chiefly in diamonds. she
looked like the very goddess Of bullion.
Behind Mr.. and Mrs. Black walked
two little girls One was about four
teen, dark, plain. and scowling. dressed
in pea-green silk. with her hair in pig
tails and 4 horrible red coral necklace
rcposing on her collar-bone like the
marks Of the hangman's rope. The
Younger girl was blonde. smiling and
coauettish. The real valenciennes pet
ticoat arrangement which she wore
over a light blue silk slip stopped short
above her knees. Her i~nfantile and
very bare bosom sustained several
rows OF costly pearls. and in her ears
she had largo single diamonds which
cleaned against her yellow locks like
the lantern Of an honest miner against
the walls Of a productive gold mine.
lam only q man, and consequently
not posted in details Of female attire.
but l gathered the impression that the
younger Miss Black was. to put II mild
", insuficiently clad. I vas glad for
her sake that the room was warm
Apparently my views were shared BY
Mrs. Pendcrlip.
just look at Pussy Black!" she g
elaine 1. in a Mortified tone.
.She looks like a ballet-giN or . cir
Gus rider. The story about her mother
must be true. They say blood vii
tell. Those long silk stockings tit like
tights
Miss Pussy Black turned her prett,
head at that ONE and caught M
admiring eye. She smiled. in swce'
and not ~displcased surprise, and rec
ognizcd the interesting young heroine
Of the amateur tobogganing episode.
lc When the royal progress OF tho cir
Gus Blacks was over, when Pussy
= papa was taking his whisky straight Il
company with other mining million
4 aires in q retired corner Of the ''pala
= tial mansion" when Pussy's mamm'
y was discussing servants wages will
the proudest matronagc Of gloriou
n California, / looked for Miss Puss,
e with intent to claim her hand in tn
giddy waltz. found her sitting in
le corner with a dozen youthful dandie
" in pumps and frizzes about her. Sh
: was queening It with a right good will
and there wasn't q female crcatur'
O. within twenty feet Of her. She ha'
learned thus early to dispense witt
q chaperones.
n Miss Pussy affected Indifference to
A ward me at first with a coquetry tina
ID was quite mature. but her vanity wa
y presently kindled by the thought Of be
t. ing the object Of grown-up attendants
II and the little dancing schoolboys wer
sent about their business. W. dance
be and firted. and pulled those swapping
turtle things which do perennial dut
rs NJ childrcn's parties, and exchanges
tn notices and cvcn pledged each othe
ne in champagne. / hintcd to Miss Puss
he that 1 should like to make tho NJ
ouaintance Of her mother in order I
be able TO call upon herself. Puss
en- only opened her blue eyes wide an
Nv said. dcmurcly:
ne "Oh. you needn't mind ma lhav
plenty Of gentlemen calling on m
1 Mas generally out shopping In Il
daytime III she's in we can cit in "A
on hall. The chambcrmaid in the hot
ok lets me do every thing ] want 70, b
Tas cause / gave her my turquoise ca
ed rings. l was tired Of 'em. Tn
Ter weren't fashionable any more.
ed When l returned to the hotel foun
mt a telegram summoning me 70 the Eas
lat left San Francisco the next day. =
fore l went I sent to Miss Pussy Blae
rty the finest box Of sugar plums that u
it city Of the golden gate could suppl
Of Following 50 closely on the heels Of
an children's party. this gift would ha'
sh- been indeed = fatal one to most 4
nd fauts. But observation had convince
nd me that Miss Pussy had the stomach